Wealth of clues led to quick arrest of suspected bomber

Police suspect Rahami was also behind a bomb that exploded in a New Jersey beach town on Saturday, as well as leaving the device found on the sidewalk after the NY blast.

The man thought to be behind a series of bombings and attempted bombings in NY and New Jersey may not have been part of a terror cell, but based on previous investigations chances are good he had some sort of help.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) called a bombing in the city that left 29 injured on Saturday night an “act of terror”, while officials said they were not searching for another suspect in a Monday afternoon press conference.

Oxley also said the fact investigators have a device that never exploded means it wasn’t a sophisticated device.

With Rahami’s arrest, officials said they have no other suspects at large, but cautioned they are still investigating. Building a pipe bomb is very easy. Investigators said they are still gathering evidence and have not publicly tied Rahami to those devices.

A similar bomb was found four blocks away but it did not detonate.

Authorities are still investigating whether that bombing is linked to explosive devices found nearby in Manhattan and in two sites in New Jersey. DNAinfo reported earlier today that police believe those men might have inadvertently inactivated the bomb when they opened the suitcase it was hidden inside, and then took the suitcase with them.

Police have detained Ahmad Khan Rahami, a 28-year-old naturalised citizen of Afghan descent, who they believe is behind last Saturday’s explosion in NY that injured 29 people.

State, local and federal authorities are still conducting investigations into the explosions.

The two bombs found in the trendy Manhattan neighborhood had signatures from bomb-making designs posted online, including in Al Qaeda’s Inspire magazine, according to sources.

A number of New York City subway routes were affected by the earlier explosion.

Tannerite, an explosive often used for target practice, can be purchased in many sporting goods stores or online. There are no regulations on the purchase of this product. The discovery of Tannerite may be important as authorities probe whether the two New York City devices and the pipe bomb at the Jersey shore are connected. No one was injured.

He is also accused of planting a bomb that detonated in Seaside, New Jersey, shortly after a fun run for Marines.

The different bomb materials may indicate that the suspect may not be a bomb-maker, said May, a certified worldwide post blast investigator.

Authorities recovered five devices in a backpack, one of which exploded during an attempt by a robot to disarm it.

After zeroing in on Rahami and learning of the vehicle that had traveled between New Jersey and NY, authorities pulled it over Sunday night after it headed in the direction of Kennedy airport.

The men picked the bag up hoping it might contain something valuable and walked down the street before realizing there was something wrong, Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage told reporters.

“We have a video of two persons who picked up the bag, took the device out of it and then walked off with the bag”, NY chief of detectives Robert Boyce told a news conference Monday. Police immediately brought in the bomb squad.